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English: Melk Abbey, Austria.
Български: Двореца във Вахау, Австрия.
Date: 2005-04-07 (original upload date).
Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia
Author: Original uploader was HochauerW at en.wikipedia
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English: Melk Abbey above Melk Old Town.
Deutsch: Stift Melk über der Melker Altstadt.
Date: February 2005.
Source: Own work.
Author: de:Benutzer:AlterVista.
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Melk Abbey Library,
Austria.
This File: 12 March 2008.
User: Emgonzalez.
Source: Own work.
Author: Emgonzalez.
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Deutsch: Stift Melk, Niederösterreich: Kirche.
English: Benedictine Abbey of Melk, Lower Austria: Church.
Français: Abbaye bénédictine de Melk, Basse-Autriche: église.
This File: 2 May 2005.
User: David.Monniaux.
Copyright © 2005 David Monniaux.
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Deutsch: Stift Melk, Niederösterreich.
English: Melk Abbey, Lower Austria.
Photo: 25 May 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Aconcagua.
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Deutsch: Stift Melk, Melk.
English: Melk Abbey, Austria.
Photo: 13 September 2011.
Source: Own work.
Author: Zairon.
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The school was returned to the Abbey after the Second World War and now caters for nearly 900 pupils of both sexes.
Deutsch: Hochaltar der Stiftskirche Melk.
English: High Altar of Melk Abbey, Austria.
Photo: 15 July 2013.
Source: Own work.
Author: Uoaei1.
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In his well-known novel "The Name of the Rose", Umberto Eco named one of the protagonists "Adson von Melk" as a tribute to the Abbey and its famous Library.
Melk Abbey, Austria.
Photo: 11 November 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: User:MatthiasKabel.
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English: Choir Stalls in the Abbey Church of Melk Abbey, Austria.
Deutsch: Das Chorgestühl in der Kirche des Stifts Melk.
Photo: 7 April 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Effi Schweizer.
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Painting on the Ceiling of the Marble Hall, Melk Abbey, Austria.
The Ceiling painting shows Pallas Athena on a chariot, drawn by lions, as a symbol of wisdom
and moderation. Hercules is to her Left, symbolising the force necessary to conquer the
three-headed Hound of Hell, night, and sin. Both Pallas Athena and Hercules are disguised
references to Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.
Author: Paul Troger (1698–1762) (Ceiling painting)
and Creator:Gaetano Fanti (architectural painting).
Date: 1731.
Current location: Melk Abbey, Austria.
Source/Photographer: Own work, Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, 2007-07.
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Euro Commemorative Coin depicting Melk Abbey.
This File: 7 March 2008.
User: Miguel.mateo.
Source: http://austrian-mint.at
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English: The Pulpit in the Church of Melk Abbey, Austria.
Deutsch: Die Kanzel in der Kirche des Stifts Melk.
Photo: 17 May 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Lily.
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English: The Church of Melk Abbey, Austria.
Deutsch: Die Kirche des Stifts Melk.
Photo: 7 April 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Effi Schweizer.
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